To Sail for India

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Set against the backdrop of the Indian Mutiny, this memoir chronicles a young surgeon's two-year journey to Calcutta. His experiences include assisting the sick and wounded to Cape Town, where he encounters Dr. David Livingstone. He also spends time aboard an early steel warship patrolling the coast of Burma. The narrative is enriched by a brief account of his early life as a psychiatrist and is complemented by transcription and historical notes from his great-grandson, providing a personal and historical perspective.